Siege of Kagoshima

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Kagoshima
partof=Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Kyūshū Campaign


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date=1587
place=Kagoshima, Satsuma Province, Japan
casus=
territory=Satsuma (and most of Kyūshū) falls to Hideyoshi
result=Toyotomi Hideyoshi victory through negotiation
combatant1=Forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
combatant2=Forces of the Shimazu family
commander1=Hashiba Hidenaga, Katō Kiyomasa, Fukushima Masanori, Kuroda Yoshitaka
commander2=Unknown
strength1=60,000
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=
casualties2=

The 1587 siege of Kagoshima took place during Japan's Sengoku period, and was the last stand of the Shimazu family against the forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This was the final battle in Hideyoshi's campaign to take Kyūshū.

Following the Shimazu defeat at Sendaigawa, the Shimazu then retreated to their home castle of Kagoshima. Hideyoshi's forces numbering roughly 60,000, then made a landing, having set off from Akune. Under the leadership of Hashiba Hidenaga, Fukushima Masanori, Katō Kiyomasa and Kuroda Yoshitaka, they then surrounded the city. The land-based divisions, which were not on the boats from Akune, had traversed the volcanic valleys defending the city with the help of local monks.

In the end, however, no fighting took place, as the Shimazu surrendered.

References

*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.

ee also

*Bombardment of Kagoshima (1862)